A visitor returned to our garden!

If this is not the most magical #butterfly you have ever seen, prove me wrong! Meet the Rajah Brooke’s birdwing, named by Alfred Russel Wallace and national butterfly of #Malaysia 🦋 NB: in last video, also the first time I see a butterfly pee! Isn’t it credible?! 😮

The UK is proposing banning #trophyhunting imports from >6000 species, apparently for #conservation. But policy should be led by evidence not lobby group #misinformation, & analysis by Dan Challender & others shows the Bill risks doing more harm than good biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Walking in the incredibly stunning and mystical cloud forest of Mount Kinabalu, highest mountain in Borneo and UNESCO World Heritage Site. #MountKinabalu #Sabah #Borneo #rainforest

WildCRU DPhil researcher Katie Blake is investigating how #video #games affect players’ connection to nature & their potential impact on #wildlife #conservation. Learn more: katie-blake.com #nationalvideogamesday

The most potent art is provocative. Bans only serve to remove the sting of art, keeps us from questioning, keeps us in a a dark age or oblivion. #mentegaterbang

A shoutout to Sandra Lai @sandralai.bsky.social who spent a month with us in the sweltering heat of the tropics. You brought your ecological prowess and added so much to the team. You don’t often meet people who are absolutely made for what they do. You are a field biologist , through and through.

This is a lot of brilliance in one short video - the great work of Nuh Engoh, the excellent filmmaking skills of Chrishen Gomez, and dulcet tones of Jenny Linden 🙌 Well done everyone!

Huge privilege to work alongside this gifted man! Conservation is such a fulfilling career pathway for those who stick to it. Love moments like this.

I suggested my RA (with good English but not perfect), use #chatgpt to assist with his grant writing. His latest query was “please create a budget breakdown for running a camera trap survey”. I feel mildly guilty for unleashing this 😅 apologies to all grant reviewers 😂

We are going to field this day. Favourite team. WildCRU, Oxford EWCP Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Sandra Lai @sandralai.bsky.social Jorgelina Marino Claudio Sillero Oxford Biology

First whole-genomes extractions from specimens. Let’s see where this goes!

Active forest restoration, in comparison to natural regeneration, enhances tree species diversity and promotes in particular the occurrence of rare species. In our newest publication, we show the long-term effects on forest diversity and structure in Sabah, Borneo 👇🌳

Thought my first tutorial at #oxforduni today, discussing causation and correlation with some really eager people! #climatechange

Sandra Lai she worker #ethiopian #Wolf Conservation programme in UK. We never hesitate to take care of #Wolves. In fact we as #EWCP team are very, very happy. With our body of work. WildCRU, Oxford EWCP Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Claudio Sillero Sandra Lai @sandralai.bsky.social Jorgelina Marino

Why did a shy #cloudedleopard eat a domestic cat in Perak, Malaysia? WildCRU’s Chrishen Gomez explains what may have led to this & highlights the importance of protecting #forest to avoid human-wildlife conflict in this short video: 🎬 bit.ly/3YTFJRM Oxford Biology

Back on this briefly only to share this, because it’s worth reading. Contemplations here that we can apply everytime we feel emotional swells on an online debate. dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20…

Many thanks to Mongabay for this great article on a recent WildCRU co-authored paper exploring protected area location in the context of Bornean #forest #biodiversity #conservation. See: bit.ly/3AGcOXQ

Part 2 of Chrishen Gomez’s Gillmoore Saga is now online… full of action-packed, hard-won wisdom from the #forests of #Borneo and realm of exceedingly elusive clouded #leopards. 🌳👀See: bit.ly/4glXui7

Can you identify clouded leopard species from skull shape? A new app uses statistical analyses of skull measurements to distinguish between mainland and Sunda clouded leopards, helping museums and wildlife trade offices verify species labelling & origin. bit.ly/3XMJk2J